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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18. 1922.

Hughes & Hongh

AUCTIONERRA TO TER GOVERNMENT AND ADMIRALTY.

Conl

Contractora

General

Brokers.

WANT ADVERTISEMENTS

28 WORDS 3 INSERTIONS, $1. PREPAID. Every additional word & Canto

for 3 insertions.

WANTED.

INTIMATIONS.

THE WEST POINT BUILDING CO., LTD.

THE CHINA MAIL"

THE PARI-MUTUEL

LORD JERSEY ON RACING

· PROBLEMS.

atical wionots." Bat his doubt sa to the wisdom of trying to introduce the pari-mutuel now without full safeguards was that if executives were not to be allowed to run it with- out official supervision the way would NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Burning racing and betting ques-be paved for State intervention.

the THIRTY-FOURTH ORDIN- tions were discussed by Lord Jersey, a ARY GENERAL MEETING

steward of the Jockey Club, at the SHAREHOLDERS in this Company Gimorack dinner at York. Lord will be held at the Offices of Messrs Jersey was present as the guest. of Jardine Matheson & Co., Ltd. on) THURSDAY, 26th January, 1922, at honour by virtue of hia coli. Scamp 11.30am. for the purpose of receiving having won the Gimcrack Stal:es at

-PUBLIC AUCTIONS WANTED-Small furnished House the Report of the Directors together Yark.

FCI Undersigned have relaTDA INSEEDO.

X all by Pabllo auction,

Por Acnuant of the Conosrned,}

ON

THURSDAY,

January 19, 1922, at 2.30 p.m.

thor Salos Rooms No. e, De Voeux Road, Corner of

Ice Houso Street

Valuable Jewellery

Comprising :--

(with grounds if possible) at The Peak near Tram Station or at Upper Levels. Apply Box No. 1346, c/o China Mail."

FOR SALE.

FOR SALE Matabed Bungalow

situated at Castle Poak. Apply Bo No. 1347 c/o “China Mail.”

TO LET.

Single Stone Diamond Rings Ear-TOLET--4 room

Bat from 1st

February. Apply to Arratoon V.

saga, Brove es, Diamond Cluster Rings, Apear, 6, Des Voeux Road. Bracelets, Guld and Silver Ornaments,

Pearls, &c. &c., &c.

1 egun-ath on delivery,

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers.

Hongkong, January 7, 1922.

(POK ACCOUNT OF THE "ONORANED),

OD

THURSDAY,

January 28, 1922, 1 10.30 ... as No 6, Humphreys Buildings, Kowloon

Talushie Household Furniture,

A.

berein contained.

Comprising :-

Bedroom Bad Dining Room Suites, Black Cabinets, Chairs and Side Tablem, vtc.,

Also

Beveral Japanese Water Clours in Black Frames.

On now afternoon before date of Sale Terimanti ou dobivery.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers.

Hongkong, January 9, 1924

(For mucount of the Comeernesi.}

ON

FRIDAY, January 10, 1922, commencing at 2.30 pm, at their Sulos Rooms, No. 4,

en Vax Road, Corner of

lec House Street.

Chinene Porcelains.

Curios,

Lacquered Ware, &c. &o Inelming a variety of coloured and #coloured Vases and Jars, Wall Plater, Table Sareens, Bloo and White Vases, Incense burners, Old Bronze and Brass Figures and Vaser, Bakemonos, Lac guere! Cabinets, Chairs, Sevceur, Tables, Ivory Ware, Jade, Agate and Crystal Ornamenta, Mandarin Pieces,

Also mary Green Jade Ornamente, Beads Hand Bags, Embroidered Bags, Amber Neck-lacas, Goldon Breast Pins, Bear! Pur, Sleeve Burtone, Brusselets, Brooches, ve, &c.

The love stock recently arrived from the North and includes picces from the Ming, Kungh, Kienbaog sal Towkwong Periods.

The bulk of which will be sold without

reserve.

(Full Particulars from Catalogue).

On view before date of Sale.

T

wah am delivery.

BLOKES & HOUGH, Auctioneers,

Hongkong, January 16, 1922.

THE Undersigned have received in

arrsetions to sell by Public Austion, By onder of Mortgage Ng Kong (foi, 18, Des Aux Road Central,

th

MONDAY Fobraury 6, 1922, at

Tan

༣ p. a, Balos Rooms No. 8, Voeux Road Corner of

leo Bouse Street.

S. SUN TAK,"

INTIMATIONS.

NOTICE.

H.B.M. CONSULATE GENERAL..

DRITISH subjoate, resident in China are bereby reminded that in terms of the China Urder in Council of 1904 they are fèquired to register themselves nt H.B. M. Consulate-Fenoral iz January of each year.

J. W. JAMIESON,

Conent-General. H.B.M. Consulate-General, CANTON. January 16, 1922.

NOTICE.

O whom it may concern the partner- obip between Mr. GEORGE A. DISS and Mr. ARTHUR C. DISS trading as DISS PROS, was mutually dissolved on December 31, 1921.

GEORGE A. DISS, ARTHUR C. DISS. Hongkong, January 16, 1922.

NOTICE.

A. 1. HINDLE, H. M. 8. “CURLEW" | wishes to challenge L. 8. DOTT of "AMBROSE." in rounds for $200

askle.

Hongkong, January 17, 1992.

G.

R.

QUEEN'S COLLEGE,

IS EXCELLENCY the Governor

has kindly rooted to distribute Prizes on SATURDAY, January 2186, at 11 A.M. No Uards are being issued but to all Parents and Guardians of Students, to Old Boys and others interested in the work of the School, a cordial invitation to bonour us by their atteodatreo on that date is extended.

BERTRAM TANNER,

Headmaster. Hongkong, January 10, 1922.

CLUB. HONGKONG JOCKEY

Annual Race Meeting 1922.

INTRIES for the forthcoming Baces CLOSE ou SATURDAY, 21st inst. at noon, and must be sent to the Jockey Club Booms. 3A Chater Road, on or before this date.

Entry Fones are now ready and can be had at the Jockey Club Stables, the Jockey Club Rooms (Hongkong Club Annex, Chater Rond) or Mesara Linstead & Davis, Alexandra Buildings.

Hongkong, January 10, 1922.

THE GENERAL EXCHANGE CO., LTD.

with a statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1921.

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from TUES- DAY, 17th January to THURSDAY, 26th January, both days inolceive during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directora, MOWBRAY 3. NORTHCOTE, Secretary

to the General Agents, Hongkong, Jaunary 10, 1922,

•

Twenty years ago, Lord Jorsay can- fened, he was very much in favour of the pari-mutual. (This automatic bookmaker is run in France a State monopoly, a fixed percentage being deducted for agriculture, horas breeding, charity, sto. In Australia, Bouth Africa, and India it is run in competition with bookmakers.)

Whatever they did let them try and keep racing free. If the paris mutuel could be legalised with no risk to their liberties or their right to manage their own affairs, well and good, but he earnestly asked all who favoured it to satisfy themselves about what it meant in initial legislation and after administration.

IN AND OUT RUNNING.

If a

Lord Jersey combined the ques- tions of stipendiary stowards and in-and-out ranaing of homes. horse showed remarkably improved form it was well to remember that he had done nothing wrong at the "I should now view with meeting when he won, sad that local

•ɔnsiderable uneasiness any efforts to stewards were responsible for ther introduce the pari-mutuel into this own meeting only. It was really for country as an adjunct to our the handicapper to suggest_action racecoursen without the fullest consit being taken in such cases. To this eration and great forethought, at any extent the starters (who could fine THE HONGKONG CENTRAL

rate under existing conditions,” He troublesome jookeya)and bandicappers ESTATE, LIMITED.

recognised the soundness of the broad were already in the position which it JOTIOR IS HEREBY GIVEN that principle that those whogo racing and was suggested that stipendiaries No

bet on it should epatribute should occupy. But he was not the EIGHTH ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHARE percentage towards the horsebreeding saying that there were not instances HOLDERS in this Company will he industry and charitable objects, but where increased vigilance would be held at the Officus of Messrs. Jardine they could not have the pari mutuel desirable, and of course it was for Matheson & Co., Ltd. on Thursday, without inviting legislation as a first local stewards to take note of horses 26th January, 1922, at 11.45 am. for step and without the risk, amounting whose jockeys did not appear to be the purpose of receiving the report of almuent to a certainty, of State the Directors together with a statement intervention as a sequel of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1921.

Were the advoctes of the pari The REGISTER of SHARES of the mutual sare about what they asked Company will be CLOSED from TUES- | for and were likely to get 1 DAY, 17th January to THURSDAY, 26th January, both days inclusive during which period go Transfer of Sharus can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors, MOWBRAY E. NORTHCOTE, Secretary

to the General Managers. Hongkong, January 10, 1922.

ARY

LAND RECLAMATION CO., LTD.

THE HONGKONG

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the TWENTY-FIRST ORDIN

GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS is this Company will be held at the Oflices of Messre. Jardine Matheson & Co., Ltd. on THURSDAY, 26th January, 1922, at 12 o'clock nood, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a statement of Accounts, for the year ending 31st December,

unduly averting themselves."

matter П

Inquiries into marked reversals of form should be more frequently held, especially where there were indications that such a reveraal was not expected Did they want it as an addition to by those connected with the horse. existing facilities, or was it intended He did not like what was known as a to replace some or all of these? Wan "whitewashing" inquiry, held A of form, and it to do away with all bookmaker, B

local both on the course and eff, and would scheme which would assist no one be allowed to bet unless he stewards and at the same time form a arranged to do so on the course at the further connecting link between the pari-matuel? Was the pari-mutu various meetinga and the Jockey to be entirely a Government concern Club stowards might be all to all over the country, run by State the good. By some such system officials, or was it to be run individual the bandicappers would still be ly by the various racecourse, com

expected to call attention to die- panies, with no outside interference, crepancy in book form, while the each company being responsible for other officials would report their view the conduct and finances of the pari of the actual run-ing at points not mutael at its own meetinge, merely cloarly discernible from the stands. paying the fixed percentage to the State in the form of a tax?

"FABULOUS ORBS.”

There must, however, be no inter- ference with the authority of existing stewards. Stipendiaries would be just as anxious to avoid doing an injustice Opponents not only of the parias bonorary stewards, and they would mutuel but of racing generally, would find it no more easy to get conclusive be watching for any weak points, and evidence. he thought these details, among many otbers, ought to be cleared up by CURE THAT COUGH. The REGISTER of SRAKES of the those interested in racing before any

UTBEN уtil have a ne Compass will be CLOSED from TUES scheme was put forward by those who cough, it does not mean that you DAY, 17th January to THURSDAY, advocated the pari-mutsel solely on have co sumption or that you are going to have i, but it does mean that your 26th January, both days inclusive financial grounds and who

long are thre tened, and it is just an during which period no transfer of visions of fabulous stakes et little well to be on the safe side and Lake cost to owners, and of still more Chamberlain's Couth Reved before it shares can be registered.

fabulous odda about very problem

is too 1.t For ssis by all Chemista mai Storekeepe ́s.

1021.

By Order of the Board of Directors. MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE,

Secretary,

Hongkong, January 10, 1922.

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN cbst

the THIRTY-FOURTH ORDIN ARY GENKILAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDER in this Company will be held at the Offices of Messrs. Jardins Matheson & Co., Ltd, on THURS- DAY, 26th January, 1922, at 12.15 p.m. for the purpose of receiving, the Report of the Directors together with a state- ment of accounts for the year ending 31st December. 1971.

The REGISTER of SHARES of thej Company will be CLOSED from TUE. DAY, 17th January to THURSDAY, 26th January, both days inclusive during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.

By Onler of the Board of Directors,

MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE,

Secretary

Hongkong, January 10, 1922.

Screw Passenger Steamer, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that THE BONGKONG, CANTON &

the STATUTORY MEETING of!

Steel, buil by Hawthorn, Leslie & Co. the above Company will be held at No. Newcaste on Tyne, 1 ing at Yaumati.10, Des Voeux Road Central, (2nd Length 250 (cet 6 inches. Breadth four), Victoria in the Colony of Hong- kong, on the 30th day of January, 1922, at three o'clock in the afternoon.

34 feet.

Engine by Hawthorn Leslie & Co., I.P. 1800, 2 Sets Triple Expansion 19in x 30in. x 50in. Stroke 34in.

Boiler by Hawthorn Leslie & Co., two double ended working preSHUTO, 120 lbs.

Speed 10/11 Knots, Revolutions

By Order,

(Signed) LI YUNG CHAI,

Chief Manager. Dated the Ninth Day January, No. 10 Des Voeux Road Central,

MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE ONE HUNDRED AND RECOND

ORDINARY

OF &H+REHOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Offios of the Com- pany Union Building, on TUESDAY, February 7th, 1922, at 12 D'clock Noox. for the purpose of receiving a Report of the Directors, together with a State ment of Accounts, declaring a Dividend and electing Directors and Auditora.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the AMMERT BROS. have received Comonny will be CLOSED from Jaco

3929.

TO, Consumption 28 toos, Net 1st floor, Victoria, Hongkong.

Registered Tonnage 1,145 tons, Gross

Tonnage 1650 tons Dead Weight instructions from the Sole Agenta ary 24th to February 7th, 1992, both |

Capacity 1 530 tops including Bunkers

Bunker Capacity 280 tons, Water Tauk 10 tons and extra.

Steam Steering Ger & Electric Light Shade Deck & Maun Deck,

PASSENGER CAPACITY (320. LICENSED. Tormes-Cash on delivery.

i HUURES & BOUai,

ม

ringhyung, January 14, 1929.

FOR SALE.

to sell by Public Auction

.00

SATURDAY, January 21, 1929.

commencing at 11. aɛm. ·

At their Sales Rooms, Duddoll Street,

Cholon Selection of tho woll. known St. Lambert Rich Crystal Out Qlniaware

"Conspiralna 2- Bowls, Plates, Vaso, Derautero, Jugs, Jardinieros, Caudlesticks, Spirit Battles, Pickle Bolttes, etc., clo

A fow completo sots of Crystal Tablo:

Sarvioca.

By Hudhon wire whole two apara

On view from Friday, the 20th wheels and dmpleto Equipment January 1022,

iniliomughly avund rusian condition/ - Terms ---Cash on delivery,.

For fries & particulara apply.

ANDRA HUGAM & HOUGE,

Avetlobo.

LAMMERT BROS.

Jiongkong, Jabuary 17, 1022,

days inclusive.. t

By Order of the Board of Directors,

JOHN ARNOLD,

Secretary. Bongkang, January 13, 1022.

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

the Transfer Books of the shove NOTICE 18 BLREBY GIVEN the Company will be OLOBED frm 2818 Janny to 7th February, 1992, or clays inclusive ende

Dated this 16th day of January, 1029.

By Order of this Board,

· GIRD, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.

Agents.

had

"PHILIPS" A PHILIPS LAMP

IS A PERMANENT

ECONOMY

SOLE AGENTS

Holland China Trading Ce Hong Kong

THAT AFTER PINNER SMILE

comes when you have finished a cup of our irresistible Mosha-Java mixture, coffes of quality, genuinely roasted and grounded to your order in your presenca by the last word in elsotrically driven coffee machines.

Your palate knows that our coffee stands for Aroms and Purity.

75 cents and $1.25 per lb. (Our Pre-war prices). THE GRAECO-EGYPTIAN TOBACCO STORĖ,

TOBACCONISTS

12, Queen's Road Central (Adjacent to the Colonial Dispensary) Just received a large consignment of Nestles's Cigarettes.

DO YOU KNOW THAT YOUR OLD WINTER SUITS

CAN BE MADE NEW AT

KADER'S HOSPITAL FOR SICK CLOTHES ? THE HONGKONG DYEING 唔 CLEANING CO., (Contractors to H. M. Navy), 17, Yes Wo Street, East. Just Talaphone 2213, and Our Man will be right there.

KOON YIUK DEALER IN

Chilli Sauce. Tomato Sauce, Chilli Powder, Pepper, Sour Fruit, Curry Powder, and any Powder, Sauce, Etc. HEAD OFFICE IN

No. 180, Des Voeur Road, Central, Hongkong.

Magier TAM KIT BANG.

KAM HING KNITTING COMPANY.

Manufacturers of:-

Socks, Singlets, Jerseys, Sweaters, etc.

24, Haiphong Road, Kowloon.

Telephone K $77.

Manager, WONG KAM FUR,

THE HON SEING COMPANY.

34 Queen's Road, Central, GENERAL MERCHANTS. IMPORTS.—-Picos Goods, Metals, Bondries, Chemimia, Muaninery, Provizima. EXPORTS.—Mineral Oren, Rattan Goods, all kinda of Oil, Feather, Hide and Sato,

Porcelain Wares, Silk and Embroideries, Ten and Tobasoo Leat

ROYAL

SILK

STORE,

Just Received New Consignment of Benares Real Gold and Silver BROCADE for Trimming Dresses, Shoes and Scarfs,

We are the Only Dealers for the above Articles & Invite Your Inspection.

D. CHELLABAM, 384. Queon's Road Central.

DODGE BROTHERS

A

will announce on

1st FEBRUARY, 1922.

SUBSTANTIAL

REDUCTION

in the price of their cars effective

1st JANUARY, 1922.

For particulars, etc. apply:

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO. LTD.

Agents for DODGE BROTHERS CARS.

24 Des Voeux Poad, Hongkong.

Telephones 482 and 3552